Technical Features

July 2018

Figure 1: Power schematic circuit for the bi-directional three-level, two-phase converter

Optimizing Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters for GaN Technology

Alejandro Pozo Arribas, Senior Applications Engineer, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC)

Introduction Modern power systems demand higher efficiency, increased power density, and reduced electromagnetic interference (EMI)—all while adhering to shrinking size constraints. Among the converter topologies addressing these challenges, the Flying Capacitor Multilevel (FCML) converter stands out for it

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Date:

05/30/2025

Figure 1: MLV (left) vs. TVS diode (right) temperature derating

Transient Protection Solutions in Automobiles

Ron Demcko, Fellow, AVX Corporation

Thanks to modern technology, passenger vehicles are now safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient than ever. Today’s automobiles utilize incredible amounts of computing power to improve the overall driving experience in several different ways. For example, arrays of sensors and dedicated processing units n

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Date:

07/31/2018

Silicon Carbide Devices for Automotive Power Electronics

Dennis Meyer, Applications Engineer, Microsemi (a Microchip Company) & Jason Chiang, Strategic Marketing Manager, Microsemi (a Microchip Company)

Automotive OEMs and their suppliers have been on the high power, high growth vehicle electrification path for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)/electric vehicles (EVs) and beyond even to electrification of busses, trucks, trains and more electric aircraft (MEA). With high power demands beyond the efficiency and r

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Date:

07/31/2018

Optimizing Class-D Audio Amplifier Output Filters

Christopher Hare, Technical Marketing Engineer, Coilcraft, Inc.

When audio applications require the highest power efficiency, lowest heat generation, smallest size, and lightest weight, Class-D switched-mode amplifiers surpass the linear class amplifiers. This makes Class-D amplifiers the best choice for extending battery life in DC-powered audio applications, such as

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Date:

07/31/2018